Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called UChicago Class Visits, spotlighting transformative classroom experiences and unique learning opportunities offered at UChicago. When third-year Zaniah ...

Here are the humble beginnings for several notable stars. Paisley Park, The Negro Leagues Museum and the Motown Museum are some of the places you need on your itinerary if you’re spending your summer ...

The landlord has gotten millions in federal rent subsidies even as tenants complain about years of poor maintenance and deplorable conditions. In the beloved 1986 movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” the ...

CHICAGO — It is visible from almost anywhere on Chicago’s South Side, a 225-foot-tall chunky obelisk that some have nicknamed “the Obamalisk.” The structure is the centerpiece of what will be by far ...

On a recent day in Hyde Park, fans of Taylor Swift gathered in their Eras Tour T-shirts to hear a scholarly breakdown of the singer’s lyrics. Authors Roxane Gay and Stephen Dubner reflected on the ...

Before the current government shutdown became recognized as the longest in U.S. history, some South Side organizers were planning ways to help those struggling without food subsidies. Volunteers in ...

(The Center Square) – Women from the South Side of Chicago say President Donald Trump was sending a love note when he mentioned Black women in the city wearing MAGA hats. The President said Monday ...

Federal agents raided a South Shore apartment building early Tuesday, arresting at least 37 undocumented immigrants, some suspected of ties to the Tren de Aragua gang. DHS and FBI officials said the ...

A look inside Barack Obama’s “living, breathing cultural and gathering space” (with an N.B.A.-size basketball court). Not everyone is cheering. The granite-clad museum at the Obama Presidential Center ...